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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Saxon Creek Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 493 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Saxon Creek Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Meyers, CA. It climbs 493 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,372 – 6,723 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.86419, -119.98956
Nearest town Meyers, CA
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Saxon Creek Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 493 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 6,373–6,722 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.86419, -119.98956

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Saxon Creek Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.8 miReach Saxon Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/saxon-creek-trail-out-back-7-km-cd37

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F60°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed 85°62°
Thu 90°62°
Fri 90°64°
Sat 90°64°
Sun 89°63°
Mon 88°62°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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